In 1990, a Chicago bank forces Iqbal Khan to close his Great Indian Circus, and he takes his own life in front of his young son, Sahir. Years later, someone is robbing branches of the same bank. Mumbai police officers Jai and Ali, of the earlier Dhoom films, are brought in to catch a thief who performs like a circus act.
Movies / Hindi
Classic
Dhoom 3
2013 · Action thriller
- Release
- 20 December 2013
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 172 minutes
- Director
- Vijay Krishna Acharya
- Writer
- Vijay Krishna Acharya, from a story with Aditya Chopra
- Producer
- Aditya Chopra
- Music
- Pritam (songs), Julius Packiam (score)
- Budget
- ₹100 crore
- Status
- Released
All-time blockbusters
Why it was a blockbuster
It grossed ₹400 crore worldwide in ten days, becoming the highest-grossing Indian film of all time at that point, and then the first Indian film to pass ₹500 crore. It finished at ₹556.74–558.42 crore worldwide.
It was the first Hindi film released in IMAX and used Dolby Atmos sound. It is the third Dhoom film, with Aamir Khan as the anti-hero and Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra returning; it is Uday Chopra's last film appearance to date. Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif have their own profiles on this guide. Filming began on 8 June 2012 at YRF Studios in Mumbai and later moved to Switzerland, where the climax was shot at the Contra Dam in Ticino. It wrapped on 14 September 2013. It was screened at the 2014 International Film Festival of India in the Celebrating Dance in Indian Cinema section.
Box office
As of 2025.
- Worldwide gross: ₹556.74–558.42 crore.
- ₹400 crore in its first ten days.
- Budget: ₹100 crore.
Source: Wikipedia: Dhoom 3 (article revision of 6 October 2026, checked 22 October 2026)
Cast
- Aamir KhanSahir and Samar Khan
- Abhishek BachchanACP Jai Dixit
- Uday ChopraAli Akbar Fateh Khan
- Katrina KaifAaliya Hussain
- Jackie ShroffIqbal Haroon Khan
- Tabrett BethellVictoria Williams
- Andrew BicknellWarren Anderson
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Sources
Last checked 22 October 2026.